- 14 Mar, 2021
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changes and transformations in American foreign policy
1 ~ 1 1/2 pg* America’s place in the world changed dramatically over the course of the twentieth century. Write an essay in which you analyze the changes and transformations in American foreign policy from Pearl Harbor, through the Vietnam War and its aftermath, to the “second Cold War” of the 1980s and the collapse of communism in 1989/91. You must address ALL FOUR periods:
World War I
World War II
the Cold War
Post-Cold War (1991-2019)
1 1/4 ~ 1 1/2 pgs* The Civil War was followed by 12 years of Reconstruction meant to rebuild the South, integrate African-Americans in to (Southern) American society, and repair the rift that had torn the nation asunder. About a century later, the Civil Rights Movement it can be argued aimed to complete the failure of Reconstruction. Write an essay about the struggle for civil rights in the United States beginning with Reconstruction. Address ALL of the following:
In what specific ways were the Civil Rights Movement and Reconstruction connected? (i.e. aims/goals, tactics, targets, participants etc.)
What was the state of civil rights in the United States between these two periods (ca. 1890-1950)
Why did the civil rights movement gain momentum in the 1950s?
1~2 paragraph THE BLACK CODES
What is the relationship between the Black Codes and the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution and the transition from Presidential to Congressional Reconstruction?
1~2 Paragraph The New Immigration
What changes to immigration to the US took place in the 1880s and 1890s? What were some of the responses to those changes?
1 Paragraph Harlem Renaissance
They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed- I, too, am America
2 Paragraph Elections of 1964 (Goldwater/Johnson), 1968 (Humphrey/Nixon/Wallace), and 1972 (Nixon/McGovern)
What major electoral transformation occurred in the United States, particularly the South, over the course of these three elections?
1~2 Paragraph Reaganomics/Supply-Side Economics/Neo-Liberalism
What was it and how did it challenge and change the existing (economic) status quo?